The BBC used a kinescope much longer than the US. (A kinescope recorded TV to film.) The US pushed a lot harder than Europe for videotape because kinescopes dr

The BBC used a kinescope much longer than the US. (A kinescope recorded TV to film.) The US pushed a lot harder than Europe for videotape because kinescopes dropped frames off of American 60i frame rates, but worked really well for European 50i frame rates. Thus the BBC continued to use kinescopes for a long time.